Nelson Keys (7 April 1886 in London, England – 26 April 1939 in London) was a British stage and film actor,[1] [2] a star in musical comedy and stage revue, including the 1924 Ziegfeld Follies.[3]
He was the father of film producer Anthony Nelson Keys and director John Paddy Carstairs, who wrote his biography, Bunch in 1941.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Judged by Appearances | |||
| 1918 | Once Upon a Time | Harry Gwynne | ||
| 1923 | Castles in the Air | |||
| 1927 | Tip Toes | Al Kaye | ||
| 1927 | Madame Pompadour | Duc de Courcelette | ||
| 1927 | Mumsie | Spud Murphy | ||
| 1928 | The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel | Robespierre | ||
| 1929 | When Knights Were Bold | Sir Guy de Vere | ||
| 1929 | Splinters | |||
| 1931 | Almost a Divorce | Richard Leighton | ||
| 1933 | Send 'em Back Half Dead | Hank Ruck | Short | |
| 1936 | Eliza Comes to Stay | Sir Gregory | ||
| 1936 | The Last Journey | The Frenchman | ||
| 1936 | In the Soup | Emile Moppert | ||
| 1936 | Dreams Come True | Anton | ||
| 1937 | Wake Up Famous | Alfred Dimbleden | ||
| 1937 | Knights for a Day | Bert Wrigley | (final film role) |